Video: Man loses Toyota Fortuner at gunpoint on busy Delhi road

A man wearing a red top pulls a pistol out of his pocket and threatens the SUV owner.

New Delhi:

A 35-year-old man’s SUV was allegedly robbed by three men at gunpoint in southwest Delhi’s Chhawni area. The police gave this information on Sunday.

Police said that at 5.19 am on Saturday, Delhi Cantt police station received information about carjacking from National Highway-8 near Jhareda village.

The complainant, Rahul, who hails from UP’s Meerut district, said that three unidentified persons came on a motorcycle and robbed him of his white Toyota Fortuner car at gunpoint, a senior police officer said.

A purported video of the incident is going viral on social media.

A case under sections 397 (dacoity, dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Delhi Cantt police station and investigation was on, the officer said.

In the video, the driver parks his white Fortuner car near the spot where the three men had come on a motorcycle.

When Rahul, the owner of the SUV, comes out of the vehicle, a man wearing a red upper pulls a pistol from his pocket and threatens him. Two other gun-wielding accused also came and all three fled from the spot along with the car.

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